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'''''Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia''''' is a 1994 software program developed by [[The Learning Company]] for the [[Mega-CD]]; it was only released in North America, both as a stand-alone product and as a pack-in with the [[X'eye]]. | '''''Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia''''' is a 1994 software program developed by [[The Learning Company]] for the [[Mega-CD]]; it was only released in North America, both as a stand-alone product and as a pack-in with the [[X'eye]]. | ||
| − | ''CIE'' is, of course, an multimedia encyclopedia licensed from the [[wikipedia:Compton's Encyclopedia|Compton's series of print encyclopedias]], sporting a comparatively impressive 34,000 subjects, 5,000 pictures, and 30 video articles from the American Library | + | ''CIE'' is, of course, an multimedia encyclopedia licensed from the [[wikipedia:Compton's Encyclopedia|Compton's series of print encyclopedias]], sporting a comparatively impressive 34,000 subjects, 5,000 pictures, and 30 video articles from the [[wikipedia:American Library Association|American Library Association]]. It is part of a sizeable series that presumably started in 1989 and had a number of entries throughout the '90s; a possible relation between this Mega-CD product and the similarly titled 1992 [[wikipedia:Phillips CD-i|CD-i]] product is unknown. |
A "version 2.10" exists; differences are unknown. | A "version 2.10" exists; differences are unknown. | ||
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| System(s): Sega Mega-CD | ||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||
| Developer: The Learning Company | ||||||||||
| Genre: Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia is a 1994 software program developed by The Learning Company for the Mega-CD; it was only released in North America, both as a stand-alone product and as a pack-in with the X'eye.
CIE is, of course, an multimedia encyclopedia licensed from the Compton's series of print encyclopedias, sporting a comparatively impressive 34,000 subjects, 5,000 pictures, and 30 video articles from the American Library Association. It is part of a sizeable series that presumably started in 1989 and had a number of entries throughout the '90s; a possible relation between this Mega-CD product and the similarly titled 1992 CD-i product is unknown.
A "version 2.10" exists; differences are unknown.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
| Mega-CD, US |
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  Cover
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 Disc  Manual  Reg Card |
| Mega-CD, US (X'Eye pack-in) |
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  Cover
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 Manual  Disc (blue variant)  Disc (red variant)  Disc (black variant) |